A brief increase in release is planned for the last weekend in February to benefit water quality in the Mitta Mitta River downstream of Dartmouth Dam.
The information in the table below assumes dry conditions, with little or no rainfall for the period. The releases from Dartmouth Dam may vary from those forecast and flows on the Mitta Mitta may increase at any time if there’s rainfall in the catchment downstream of the dam.
Forecast Mitta Mitta flows 24 February – 28 February 2018
Date |
Releases from |
Colemans Gauge |
Tallandoon Gauge |
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Flow |
Height |
Flow |
Height |
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| Saturday 24 February, 0500 hrs | start rising | 300 | 1.00 | 600 | 1.40 | |
| Saturday 24 February, 1300 hrs | peak | 2,400 | 1.78 | 800 | 1.49 | |
| Sunday 25 February, 0800 hrs | start falling slowly | 2,400 | 1.78 | 2,700 | 2.08 | |
| Monday 26 February, 0000 hrs | steady | 1,000 | 1.42 | 1,950 | 1.89 | |
| Tuesday 27 February, 0000 hrs | start falling slowly | 1,000 | 1.42 | 1,300 | 1.69 | |
| Wednesday 28 February, 0000 hrs | return to minimum flows | 300 | 1.00 | 900 | 1.54 | |
Another flow pulse to benefit water quality in the Mitta Mitta River is likely during March, depending on conditions.
Landholders and river users on the Mitta Mitta are advised to regularly check the current flows and forecasts on the MDBA website for more information on releases from Dartmouth Dam. Summary information about the River Murray system is available in the River Murray weekly report.
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